Monday, August 3, 2009

So today has been one crazy, terrible day. For those of you who haven't heard, Evan was admitted to the hospital today. He was fine last night and then when we got him up for a feeding really early this morning he was breathing kinda funny. And then he wouldn't eat and he was really lethargic. We tried to wake him and feed him, but he just wouldn't. So we called the on call doc who suggested we take him to the ER just to be safe.

So we took him to the ER and we're so glad we did. Evan really wasn't doing very well and the ER Dr started ordering lots of different tests for him and they put him on an IV to get him fluids since he wasn't eating. Basically the Dr was afraid he had either some respiratory distress or meningitis. So they sent us up to the peds floor to get more testing and monitoring done. Before we knew it, he was surrounded by nurses and doctors and was being prepped for a spinal tap.

When the results came back, it was confirmed that our little guy has bacterial meningitis. Needless to say, we've had a really long, hard day. They wanted to life flight him up to Primary Children's Hospital, but they were full. So they cleared out a room for him in the NICU where he could be isolated. And that's where he is now and will probably be for the next month or so. He's doing as well as we can hope he can be and really being a little trooper. He's had 4 different antibiotics, a steriod, blood pressure and heart medicine, food, and other different IVs throughout the day. It's been a rough day, but he's really hanging in there.

We'd really appreciate any prayers in Evan's behalf. He has a long ways to go and could use a little help. We love him so much and are eager for a full recovery so he can join us at home again.

Rob told me yesterday. I'm so sorry you three have to go through this but I'm sure it will all turn out for the best. We will continue to pray for you guys and please, please let us know if we can bring anything or lend our support in any other way. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it!

Jenny told us about this because of her constant contact with Ryne :). I was so sorry to hear about anything affecting your beautiful baby boy. He is definitely in our prayers. Please keep us in mind if you need help with anything - dinners, a little help around the house, a shoulder to cry on, whatever. We live very close to you guys. We love you!

I was so shocked to read this and I am sorry you had to experience this. I know first hand how scary it is to have a little baby in the NICU and I am so glad to hear that he's home with you guys now. I am grateful Heavenly Father was there for you and helped him recover. What a crazy experience huh? I'm glad everything ahs worked out for you guys though and he's doing so well!